Ahead of the match, Norwich fans seemed apprehensive about City’s chances at Portman Road, Tim Anderson, from Lowestoft said he would also be happy with a draw but couldn’t see Norwich winning.

As play got under way, the nerves in the room were clear, and the crowd remained subdued during much of the stop-start play of the first half.

Norwich fans watching the derby on the big screens in the Gunn Club at Carrow Road. Picture: Ian Burt

There where quiet cheers when City took possession and audible winces throughout the room when City’s Grant Hanley took a blow to the face and received treatment but throughout the first half the biggest cheers in the room came for the referee’s decisions rather than the players’ actions.

At half-time Katie Colley, 30, said: “It’s just really nervy. Derby day is always horrible, I still feel confident though.”

Norwich fans watching the derby on the big screens in the Gunn Club at Carrow Road. Picture: Ian Burt

Stephen Scott, 27, also picked up on the first half-nerves.

He said: “It hasn’t been a bad game but it’s stop start and we’re lacking something.

Norwich fans watching the derby on the big screens in the Gunn Club at Carrow Road. Picture: Ian Burt

“The atmosphere hasn’t been bad but you can feel the nerves, there’s a tension in the air and we’re just waiting for the mistake” he said.

The tense atmosphere in the Norfolk Lounge was carried into the second half and Ipswich’s goal was met with a stony silence from Norwich fans.